Greg Lukianoff Confronts Cancel Culture Denialists

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Oct 13, 2023

Greg Lukianoff, president of the Foundation For Individual Rights And Expression (FIRE), discusses cancel culture as a manifestation of social dysfunction. He gives examples of speech suppression, explores the toxic effects of cancel culture, and defends free speech. They critique a mischaracterization of their organization's stance on free speech, discuss documentary controversy, and reflect on the evolution of political correctness. They also talk about creating podcast art and business updates.

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ANECDOTE

Stanford Law Incident

At Stanford Law, Judge Kyle Duncan's speech was disrupted by student protests, including personal attacks.
An administrator's response further inflamed the situation, drawing criticism from Greg Lukianoff.

INSIGHT

Cancel Culture's Resurgence

Cancel culture intensity has decreased from its peak but remains a concern, especially on campuses.
Lukianoff fears a resurgence if meaningful changes aren't made to address the underlying issues.

ADVICE

Defending Against Cancel Culture

Stand up for friends and even those you disagree with when they face unjust cancellation attempts.
Question the need for extreme reactions to minor offenses and advocate for more reasonable responses.

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Greg Lukianoff, President of the Foundation For Individual Rights And Expression (FIRE) and author of the new book, “The Canceling Of The American Mind,” visits A Special Place to explain once and for all that cancel culture is real. For the much-anticipated followup to the seminal “The Coddling Of The American Mind,” Greg teamed up with 23-year-old wunderkind Rikki Schlott to show how cancel culture is much more than a moral panic. In fact, it’s a manifestation of the social dysfunction that results from people batting for power and status in a culture that has come to value grievance over resilience.

And in case you find yourself in arguments with people who take the position that Cancel Culture Doesn’t Exist Because Louis CK Is Still Performing™, Greg cites several recent examples of blatant speech suppression (including at Stanford Law School) that you’ll want to write down and keep in your back pocket.

Finally, as FIRE co-sponsored the recent Free Press debate in L.A. about whether the sexual revolution failed (in which Sarah and her partner Grimes DESTROYED gently but definitively toppled the opposition), Greg and the womyn/girlx do some Monday morning quarterbacking of the event and also discuss the confounding press coverage.

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Greg Lukianoff is an attorney, New York Times best-selling author, and the President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). He is the author of five books, notably “The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure” with Jonathan Haidt. Most recently, Greg is the co-author of the upcoming “The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Destroys Institutions and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution” with Rikki Schlott.

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